Vincent Colliard recounts his record-breaking trip to the South Pole: “I didn’t know if my body could take it”
HIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS Full of energy : a last-minute alpine trip to Nepal Tom Livingstone·17 December 2021It is a major route that the British Tom Livingstone and Matt Glenn managed to climb at the... Read More
HIMALAYASINVESTIGATIONMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS Maurice Herzog and the first ascent of Annapurna – a tarnished legacy ? Jocelyn Chavy·2 December 2021The first ascent of Annapurna, on June 3 1950, was a major mountaineering accomplishment that added to the... Read More
CLIMBINGINTERVIEWPiolets d'OrSUBSCRIBERS Silvia Vidal : queen of solo Pauline Boulet·25 November 2021The Piolets d'Or 2021 have just awarded a special mention to the Catalan climber Sílvia Vidal, in recognition... Read More
ALPSMOUNTAINEERINGPEOPLESUBSCRIBERS Climbing Rolling Stones on Grandes Jorasses North Face by Tom Livingstone Tom Livingstone·25 November 2021Britain's Tom Livingstone made a name for himself in 2018 with his ascent of the north face of... Read More
ALPSMOUNTAINEERINGPEOPLESUBSCRIBERS Taming Rolling Stones on Grandes Jorasses North Face by Tom Livingstone Tom Livingstone·25 November 2021Britain's Tom Livingstone made a name for himself in 2018 with his ascent of the north face of... Read More
PEOPLESUBSCRIBERS Mingma G. Sherpa : the pawn who chose to be a King 2/2 Angela Benavides·9 November 2021Mingma Gyalje Sherpa, who this autumn climbed the (true) summit of Manaslu, and who last winter made the... Read More
PEOPLESUBSCRIBERS Mingma G. Sherpa : the pawn who chose to be a King 1/2 Angela Benavides·9 November 2021Mingma Gyalje, aka Mingma G, is a man of his word. He said he would take the first... Read More
HIMALAYASSUBSCRIBERS First ascent of Chamlang’s North Face : a masterful new line by French Charles Dubouloz and Benjamin Védrines Jocelyn Chavy·26 October 2021Benjamin Védrines and Charles Dubouloz can be pleased with their route. The two Frenchmen took just four days... Read More
HIMALAYASSUBSCRIBERS Flying up to 8407 m : interview with French paraglider pilot Antoine Girard Jocelyn Chavy·19 October 2021Antoine Girard is just back from a 2-month expedition to Pakistan, where he and his six companions were... Read More
INTERVIEWMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS “The mountaineering world is no more sexist than the rest of society” Lise Billon Pauline Boulet·13 October 2021Alpinist and mountain guide Lise Billon spent the summer in Peru with rock climber Mélissa Le Nevé (the... Read More
HIMALAYASINVESTIGATIONMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS Everest Express: acclimatizing at home Angela Benavides·11 October 2021Is it possible to climb Everest in three weeks or Manaslu in a fortnight under acceptable margins of... Read More
HIMALAYASINVESTIGATIONMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS Himalaya: Manaslu’s true summit rediscovered! Manu Rivaud·5 October 2021No fewer than 200 people have attempted to climb Manaslu since early September. No fewer than 100 people... Read More
SUBSCRIBERS David Roberts 1943 – 2021 Damien Gildea·26 August 2021Known in the climbing world as a mountaineer, author and the dean of adventure reporting, David Roberts has... Read More
INTERVIEWSUBSCRIBERSTRAIL-RUNNINGWORLD Why we run ? : a conversation with Bernd Heinrich Julien Gilleron·6 August 2021Forty years old : the start of the long wait or an age of possibilities ? For Bernd... Read More
HIMALAYASINVESTIGATIONMOUNTAINEERINGSOCIETYSUBSCRIBERS Pakistan climbing season is on : Crisis and Opportunities Angela Benavides·18 June 2021In every crisis lies an opportunity, they say. This could be the case in the Karakorum mountains where,... Read More
CLIMBINGSTORIESSUBSCRIBERSWORLD Scottish sea stacks #1 : iconic Old Man of Hoy Ulysse Lefebvre·10 June 2021Whether you call them Old Men, sea stacks or pinnacles, the towers that dot the Scottish coastline are... Read More
HIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERINGSTORIESSUBSCRIBERS Nepal Himalaya : The Season of COVID and Secrecy Angela Benavides·3 June 2021Nothing went as planned in Nepal this season, as the Himalayas opened their doors to the world again... Read More
HIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERINGOPINIONSUBSCRIBERS Advocacy for a new Himalayanism : Should the rules for expeditions to Nepal be changed? Paul Grobel·1 June 2021The queues of Everest candidates have made visible an unattractive aspect of the current Himalayas: too many fixed... Read More
ANTARCTICACULTUREEXPLORATIONREVIEWSUBSCRIBERS The white darkness : a fascinating biography of one of the last hero of Antarctica Ulysse Lefebvre·27 May 2021If you are of the belief that exploration is a thing of the past, or if you are... Read More
HIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERINGPEOPLESTORIESSUBSCRIBERS Chris Bonington, the Himalayas unbridled Jocelyn Chavy·21 May 2021From the south faces of Annapurna and Everest, to the Central Tower of Paine and Shivling : whether... Read More
HIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERINGSTORIESSUBSCRIBERS The Golden Pillar Victor Saunders·21 May 2021The Golden Pillar of the Spantik owes its name to the orange-pink marble which captures the light of... Read More